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Learning and Development Grants

Accepting applications from 3 March to 14 April 2026

Learning and Development grants as listed below are on offer for activity in 2027.

Please click on each grant title for further information on eligibility, conditions, application requirements and how to apply.

As our Learning and Development grants support the development of a diverse and equitable surgical workforce, we encourage applications from Māori, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and female applicants.

What can I apply for?

Applicant Grant
RACS Fellows

Hugh Johnston Travel Grant $9,000 (2 on offer)

Margorie Hooper Travel Scholarship $100,000 * 

Murray & Unity Pheils Travel Grant $16,000

Ngarra Grant (Indigenous Program) $2,800 (female only) **

Rural Surgery Fellowship for Provincial Surgeons $5,000 (3 on offer)

Williams Family Grant (Indigenous Program) $15,000
RACS Younger Fellows

Aziz Hamza Rural Surgery Grant $2,000

Bongiorno National Network Younger Fellows Travel Grant $10,000 (2 on offer)

Hugh Johnston ANZ Chapter ACS Travel Grant $8,000

Hugh Johnston Travel Grant $9,000 (2 on offer)

Margorie Hooper Travel Scholarship $100,000 *

Medtronic Younger Fellows Travel Grant $7,500 (2 on offer)

Morgan Travel Grant $10,000 (2 on offer)

Murray & Unity Pheils Travel Grant $16,000

Ngarra Grant (Indigenous Program) $2,800 (female only) **

Queensland Younger Fellows Grant $2,500

Rural Surgery Fellowship for Provincial Surgeons $5,000 (3 on offer)

Stuart Morson Neurosurgery Grant $30,000

Williams Family Grant (Indigenous Program) $15,000

Younger Fellows Leadership Exchange Grant $5,000
SET Trainees

Aziz Hamza Rural Surgery Grant $2,000

Hugh Johnston Travel Grant $9,000 (2 on offer)

J&J MedTech Scholarship (Indigenous Program) $5,000 (2 on offer) **

J&J MedTech Scholarship (Indigenous Program) $2,000 (4 on offer) ***

John Buckingham Travelling Scholarship $4,000

Margorie Hooper Travel Scholarship $100,000*

Murray & Unity Pheils Travel Grant $16,000

Ngarra Grant (Indigenous Program) $2,800 (female only) **

Poate Family Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Travel Grant $3,000

Stuart Morson Neurosurgical Grant $30,000

Williams Family Grant (Indigenous Program) $15,000
SIMGs

Anwar and Myrtha Girgis SIMG Grant $7,000

Aziz Hamza Rural Surgery Grant $2,000 ****

Hugh Johnston Travel Grant $9,000 (2 on offer)

Margorie Hooper Travel Scholarship $100,000 *

Stuart Morson Neurosurgical Grant $30,000

Murray & Unity Pheils Travel Grant $16,000
Junior Doctors

ASC Award (Indigenous Program) $5,000 (7 on offer) *****

ASC Peer Support Award (Indigenous Program) $5,000 *****

Career Enhancement Grant (Junior Doctors) (Indigenous Program) $5,000 (3 on offer) *****

Davison Family Grant (Indigenous Program) $2,500 **

J&J MedTech Scholarship (Indigenous Program) $5,000 (2 on offer) **

J&J MedTech Scholarship (Indigenous Program) $2,000 (4 on offer) ***

Ngarra Grant (Indigenous Program) $2,800 (female only) **

Rural Junior Doctors Surgical Skills Course Grant $1,500

Final year

Medical Students

ASC Award (Indigenous Program) $5,000 (7 on offer) *****

ASC Peer Support Award (Indigenous Program) $5,000 *****

Career Enhancement Grant (medical students) (Indigenous Program) $2,000 (3 on offer) *****

Ngarra Grant (Indigenous Program) $2,800 (female only) **

* Residents of South Australia only
** Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
*** Māori
**** May be eligible
***** Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander or Māori